As an artist, my greatest influences come from nature and human behavior. I find an invaluable teacher in my surroundings, and my intention is to communicate my reflections and perceptions through the sensitivity that art offers.

I see the world as a place that deserves to be cared for and respected, and I consider human beings as beings who need to learn to be kind not only to our environment, but also to each other, despite our differences of opinion and perspective. My goal is to articulate a vision in which the injustices of the world serve as a warning, an opportunity to change our collective course.

My primary artistic language is expressed through ceramics and textiles, disciplines that have historically been considered less important compared to other art forms. Through these practices, I seek to highlight their intrinsic value and their capacity to be an integral part of contemporary conceptual art. My work invites a reevaluation of the role of art and an understanding of how beauty and functionality can coexist and communicate in meaningful ways.

Through my work, I strive to understand nature and emotions as a space that connects us all as human beings. In this context, the barriers of differences, borders, and inequalities dissolve. I firmly believe that by finding this connection, we can bridge the gap between us and work toward a more compassionate and understanding world.

Creating artwork is a journey that brings me profound satisfaction. This process involves moments of sacrifice, research, and challenges that foster personal and professional growth. Each piece is a learning experience in itself, a testament to the constant evolution we undergo and the new experiences that shape us.

My passion for sewing, ceramics, design, and drawing is intertwined with my identity, defining me as an artist and as a person. I firmly believe in the need to maintain consistency between personal and professional life, as this harmony is essential for living a fulfilling and authentic life.

In this artistic journey, my hope is that my works will not only be a means of expression, but also a catalyst for reflection and dialogue, inviting others to join in this commitment to care for and respect the world we share.

Fernanda J. Carregado

Previous works

Rebirth: the inner garden

This sculpture, inspired by Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights, is not merely a visual work: it is a testament to life, struggle, and transformation. Engaging with Bosch's dreamlike and symbolic universe, this piece reinterprets his vision of paradise not as a mythical or lost place, but as a possible state, attainable through resilience.

In Bosch's original triptych, the garden is a space of desire, intense life, pleasure, and chaos, but also of warnings and mysteries. Here, that garden becomes an intimate symbol: the female body as a battleground, a place of pain, and ultimately, of blossoming. The sculpture represents a woman who has endured a life-threatening experience—breast cancer—facing the threat to her own life, fear, loss, and uncertainty. Yet, this wounded body is reborn, regenerates, and becomes a source of new life.

The act of creating life after illness, of bringing a daughter into the world as a fruit of love and resilience, transforms suffering into beauty, and fragility into power. The sculpture is a hymn to the possibility of recovery, to the strength that resides in the human body and soul. It is not an idealization of the struggle, but a profound affirmation that believing in healing—both personal and collective—is already an act of creation.

Like Bosch's garden, where the sacred and the profane, the human and the fantastical coexist, this work also inhabits that threshold between the real and the symbolic. It invites us to look inward, to find in our own bodies fertile ground, capable of withstanding winter and bearing fruit in spring.

Dedicated to Julia and her daughter Manuela

October, 2025

"Búcaro"

This piece presents a reinterpretation of the clay water jug, an emblematic object symbolizing the connection between water, life, and Andalusian culture. This traditional receptacle, known as a búcaro in Andalusia, is characterized by its diverse shapes and its two openings: a wide one for filling and a narrow one, the spout, for drinking. Through this work, artist Fernanda J. Carregado explores her love for Andalusia and Spain, translating her personal experience of over 25 years in this country into a unique artistic expression.

"The Starlings' Dinner"

The exhibition comprises ceramic pieces paired with textile details depicting a dinner, a starling dance, and the spectators. The artist presents an installation that celebrates the pause that exists during times of change. The location, the dinner, and the time are not arbitrary; they are intended to capture a moment of contemplation at the end of the day, a time to value the pause, associating it with reflection and an assessment of the damage caused by numerous changes.

Follow the clay

This proposal was made with the intention of contributing to the collective THE MEETING, an idea designed so that the visitor can enjoy and understand that our path is MUD.

Art installation made of raw red clay, as a symbol of renewal and change, for its ability to start anew.

August 2024, "El Convento" Cultural Center, Gaucín.

Bird in its nest

A tribute to the birds that painstakingly build their nests , many of which are true works of art. The only tool birds use to construct their nests is their beak. They are complex yet simple structures, essential for survival and feeding.

Nature is always the teacher.

Ceramic and textile sculpture

2024

Collaborative ceramic mural with students from CEIP Guzmán El Bueno.

Location: Gym building

CEIP Guzman El Bueno

Activity carried out by the Gaucín town council.

Year 2024

Necessary things

Stoneware ceramic sculpture made for platform 19 October 19 artists.

Participation as an artist, traveling collective curator
philanthropic and cultural against breast cancer

Year 2023.

Video presentation October 19, 2019 artists Simple thinking

Battle of emotions

You know you shouldn't have that feeling and you don't want it, but it's inevitable.
There's a struggle of emotions because what you feel and what you think don't align. This disrupts your peace of mind, and you try to do your best, even though sometimes you can't do anything and have to let go.

Bust made with ceramic pieces on fiberglass.

Year 2022

Visual noise

That feeling of rejection or overwhelm we experience when we see an overloaded design, space, or composition that clashes with the rest of the whole and detracts from its beauty. Those of us with a more discerning eye cannot tolerate this, as our sensibilities strive to create a balanced and visually coherent environment.
Have you ever needed to straighten a picture or move something around to feel better? If so, you can empathize with this work that parodies visual perception and its laws.

Blindfolded self-portrait. Glasses decorated with ceramic.

Year 2022

Father Skull

Fiberglass intervened with small pieces in ceramic, textile and kintsugi technique, project for Playa Padre, directed by Al aire libra.

Year 2022

Video process:

Naturally

When the everyday and nature are in communion, we reach the present moment, which is whole and honest.

Nature is the best artist, and combining it with everyday life results in a simplicity full of serenity.
You decide if you want to live in a hostile world or prefer to look with love at the details it gives us.

Hopeless aesthete

Handcrafted piece made of clay

AR ceramic artwork

Sculpture inspired by the work of the Cadiz artist Antonio Rojas

Artistic hats

Pieces made entirely by hand.

I will never stop making hats; they were a lifesaver in times of crisis.

Creating a hat is like giving life to a sculpture that walks and moves, and every time someone uses it, it becomes a unique artistic experience.

Year 2015 - today